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Now they are calling on their central banks to ensure stability by, for example, raising short-term lending rates.
In the UK, an Opinium survey shows that most voters think green taxes are mainly for raising cash rather than the environment, and 7 out of 10 are not willing to pay more in taxes to combat climate change.
On the revenue side, as many as 63 developing countries are considering raising consumption taxes, such as the value-added tax.
Landlords neglected maintenance for decades, because they could not recoup the costs by raising rents, causing buildings to crumble in the annual monsoon rains.
Consider the December meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), where discussions of raising the benchmark federal funds rate were couched in adjectives, rather than explicit actions.
An import tariff, in particular, would tend to depress the world prices of imported commodities, while raising their tariff-inclusive prices – with the home treasury reaping the difference in tariff revenues.
For the rest of the world, raising trade barriers would be a case of cutting off one’s nose to spite one’s face.
For example, many have made significant progress in managing their debt levels, raising productivity, improving infrastructure, and implementing needed reforms.
The growing share of independent work, which typically entails flexible hours, promises to bring significant aggregate economic gains, by raising labor-force participation rates, increasing the overall number of hours worked, and reducing unemployment.
While he talks less about “tax reform,” he is currently communicating the message that merely raising taxes on rich people – the infamous 1% – will bring the budget and national debt under control.
But Brexit will probably move supervision of UK-based banks out of the EU framework, raising the cost of cross-border deals and implying a loss to British consumers.
Economic logic, backed by compelling evidence, indicates that raising women's labor-force participation rates to comparable male levels boosts GDP – by 5%-6% in the United States, 9%-14% in Japan, and 12% in the United Arab Emirates, according to recent estimates.
Oxfam’s advocacy is raising the standards for the global food industry.
The European Union’s Human Trafficking Directive encourages the use of the Internet for “research and education programs…aimed at raising awareness and reducing the risk of people, especially children, becoming victims of trafficking in human beings.”
Apps seem like a natural tool for raising awareness, providing information on destination countries, and offering opportunities to report human trafficking.
The net capital inflow will be even larger if the US Federal Reserve continues to respond to increases in demand by raising interest rates.
But these problems would not be averted by the Fed independently raising interest rates.
In the meantime, the Fed should certainly not take the lead in raising interest rates when there is no evidence of excess supply in savings vehicles.
What is clear is that, at a time when the BJP’s majoritarian assertiveness is already raising serious concerns, the decisions the government makes regarding the NRC will shape the future of India’s turbulent democracy – for better or for worse.
Moreover, the challenge of raising educational quality and attainment, especially of girls and women, remains a priority.
Most obvious, housing prices in the United Kingdom and the US were at record highs relative to benchmarks like rent, raising the risk of a collapse.
And China’s growing assertiveness in the South and East China Seas is threatening US regional dominance, while raising the risk of a crisis with America’s close ally Japan.
Instead, Trump’s actions just look like more kowtowing, raising the hackles of other US leaders.
And, convinced he can get away with pretty much anything, Putin keeps raising the stakes.
The population of Pakistan’s cities is growing by 6% per year, raising demand for improved transport, water management, sanitation, and solid-waste collection, as well as for education and health services.
The plan establishes a framework for raising awareness of the problem, collecting more data, developing new drugs and diagnostic tools, encouraging practices to reduce infections, optimizing antibiotic usage, and investing in countries’ health-care and sanitation capacities.
As these stakeholders take steps to protect themselves from the default that they view as increasingly likely, they undermine GDP growth and weaken the economy’s balance sheet, thus raising the risk of default further.
Faced with this dilemma, many emerging-market countries have turned to exchange-rate intervention, and then to raising banks’ reserve requirements, in order to make foreign borrowing less attractive.
Sorry is the Hardest WordCANBERRA – Apologies, or the lack of them, have been back in the news, raising questions again about how useful they are in resolving international problems.
With the tax base eroding, owing to a declining population and diminishing private-sector jobs, efforts to boost revenue by raising taxes would have been futile.
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